Floating Solar
China’s first floating solar-tidal power hybrid connects to grid
Chinese state-owned energy company CHN Energy has put into operation a hybrid power plant, consisting of 100MW of newly built floating solar panels connected to the existing 4.1MW tidal power plant in China’s Zhejiang province.
In focus: Out with the oil, in with the new! Or is it?
The keyword in energy transition is transition, a process that often involves constant tweaking and going back and forth between the gains and benefits of the old, and the betterment that will come with the new. In the energy sector, this is reflected in the moves of governments, and developments an
Germany’s largest subsidy-free floating solar plant comes online
Currently the largest subsidy-free floating solar project in Germany, the 3MWp power plant on the Silbersee III lake has been officially inaugurated and put into operation.
China launches tender for 11.25GW offshore floating solar plants
Shandong, an eastern Chinese province on the Yellow Sea, has issued a tender for the development of 10 offshore floating solar projects with a combined capacity of 11.25GW by 2025.
In focus: the road ahead and the future of energy
When it comes to securing energy for the future in a sustainable way, we have reached a junction where we have to choose a way forward.
Ocean Sun posts higher first quarter net loss, with slight rise in revenues
Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has recorded a wider net loss in the first quarter of 2022, when compared to the same period a year earlier, with a slight increase in revenues.
Chinese floating solar modules supplier on point for Ocean Sun’s project
China-based GCL System Integration Technology (GCLSI) has provided solar modules for Ocean Sun’s floating solar project in Albania, which will be expanded to 2MWp by the end of the year.
DNV moves to the forefront of floating solar industry standardization
DNV, an independent energy expert and assurance provider, has introduced two joint industry projects aiming to create comprehensive standardization guides for the floating solar industry.
Sunlit Sea launches temporary floating solar plant at the Port of Oslo
Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has deployed a temporary offshore floating solar power plant in Oslo to test the concept for city-integrated floating solar power.
New Jersey outfit kicks off construction of 9MW floating solar array
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has started the construction of an 8.9MW floating solar installation in Millburn in New Jersey.
Basque Country welcomes first floating solar power plant
Emica Bombas, a Biscayan industrial firm with more than a century of experience, has through its subsidiary Emica Solar developed and deployed a floating solar demonstrator plant based on design of a trimaran sailboat.
IEA-OES spotlights aquaculture as market for ocean energy in new report
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has published a new study on ocean renewable energy technologies and their application in the offshore aquaculture industry.
SolarDuck a step closer to commercialisation as €4 million funding round closes
SolarDuck has closed a €4 million funding round with a consortium of investors, set to support the Dutch floating solar specialist on its path towards commercialisation by 2023. The capital will be used to finalise the technical roadmap and produce the first full-scale floating solar powerplant with
BayWa r.e. commissions its first floating solar project outside Europe
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has commissioned its first floating solar project in the Asia-Pacific region, also the first outside of Europe.